"The Case For Reparations" Second 15 Vocabulary Words

Coalesce

to come together to form a single whole

Patrimony

an inheritance from a father or an ancestor; anything inherited

Ancillary

helping; providing assistance; subordinate

Pogrom

an organized persecution or massacre

Omnibus

covering many things at once

Ostensibly

apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually

Exhorted

urged; advised

Plunder

to rob by force; to seize wrongfully; property stolen by force

Loath

to detest

Amorphous

(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

Tangentially

merely touching; slightly connected:

Pale

a conceptual boundary; a wooden stake or post used as an upright along with others to form a fence

Demagogues

a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.

Hubris

arrogant presumption or pride

Shunted

to move or turn aside or onto another course